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SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 141* by Salt is the highest individual score by an England batter in a T20I © Getty Stats highlights from England’s record breaking efforts in the second T20I against South Africa in Manchester. 304/2 by England is the third instance of a team passing 300 in T20 Internationals and the first such instance achieved against a Full Member team, the previous highest being India’s 297/6 against Bangladesh in Hyderabad last year. Highest totals in T20Is Team Total Against Venue Year Zimbabwe 344/4 Gambia Nairobi (Ruaraka) 2024 Nepal 314/3 Mongolia Hangzhou 2023 England 304/2 South…
Record-breaking opener Phil Salt said that he wants to be the “best in the world” after he notched England’s highest T20I score of 141 not out.Salt led England to their highest T20I total on an extraordinary night in Manchester, with the hosts scoring 300 for the first time. Salt struck 15 boundaries and eight sixes on his home ground as he notched a 39-ball ton to also best Liam Livingstone’s previous record-fastest mark off 44 deliveries.”I obviously really enjoyed that, especially playing at Old Trafford on my home ground, and it was even more fun with the fact we made…
Pace bowling great Wasim Akram has urged Pakistan and India’s cricketers to ignore the noise and enjoy the game when they meet in a highly charged Asia Cup T20 match on Sunday. The Group A match in Dubai is the first clash on the cricket field between the countries since a military conflict four months ago took relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours to their lowest point in decades. India resisted calls to boycott the match between the pair, who have not played in any bilateral series since deadly attacks in Mumbai 2008. “Enjoy, it’s a game of cricket,” legendary left-armer…
SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Phil Salt hit 15 fours and 8 sixes in his 60-ball 141* © Getty England became the first team to breach 300 against a full-member team in T20Is with a score of 304/2 against South Africa in the second T20I at Old Trafford in Manchester. On a night of terrific ball-striking, Phil Salt led the charge with 141 off 60 balls – the highest individual score by an English batter in T20Is – while Jos Buttler 30-ball blitzkrieg of 83 began the onslaught early on in the innings. In reply, the visitors were bowled…
Sitanshu Kotak (background) insisted that most of the batting order after No.3 is malleable ©AFP “Making it a habit!” Fielding coach T Dilip’s praise for Shubman Gill rang out at the ICC Academy in Dubai. India’s vice-captain had just flung himself full length to his left, plucking a low, one-handed catch out of thin air. Two days before their Asia Cup clash with Pakistan, India’s training session was all about fielding. Players dived across narrow spaces between cones, flinging themselves around like goalkeepers to cut off balls and scoop up catches inches from the turf. Gill and Rinku Singh were…
ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan captain and the national U-17 team’s assistant coach Mohammad Essa is optimistic about the side’s chances to make a mark in the SAFF U-17 Championship, which starts in Sri Lanka on Monday. “The team looks balanced and we are hopeful of good results,” he told Dawn on the sidelines of the youth team’s training camp at the Jinnah Stadium here on Friday, adding that Pakistan was full of talented players, picked through tryouts by head coach Nasir Ismail. “Myself and the head coach have made efforts to help the players enhance their skills and preparing them for…
ZURICH: More than 1.5 million ticket applications from fans in 210 countries have been received by FIFA within 24 hours of the pre-sale draw for the 2026 World Cup being launched, the governing body of world football said on Thursday. The extraordinary global demand for the tournament came primarily from the United States, Mexico and Canada, followed by Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, England, Spain, Portugal and Germany. The response highlighted the international appeal of the expanded 48-team tournament, which will be hosted by Mexico, Canada and the US and will feature 104 matches across 16 host cities. The draw is open…
LAS VEGAS: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez stands in the way of Terence Crawford’s bid for boxing history Saturday when they clash in Las Vegas for Alvarez’s undisputed super middleweight world title. Crawford, a four-division champion, is jumping up two weight divisions in a bid to become the first male boxer to become an undisputed champion in three different categories. Unbeaten with a record of 41-0 with 31 knockouts, Crawford previously claimed all four belts on offer at super lightweight and welterweight. But the 37-year-old American will step into the ring at Allegiant Stadium, home of the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders, an…
ASIA CUP 2025 Sri Lanka are the six-time Asia Cup champions © Getty Sri Lanka’s recent journey in T20Is has been nothing short of turbulent. The six-time Asia Cup champions – and the defending champions in the T20I format of the competition – remain one of the most decorated sides in the tournament’s history. However, their form since the 2024 T20 World Cup has raised plenty of concerns. That campaign ended in disappointment, with Sri Lanka bowing out in the group stage after registering just a solitary win against the Netherlands. The struggles have continued since then, with only two…
Series facts Qantas ODI tour of India 2025 September 14: First ODI, Mullanpur Cricket Stadium, 6pm AEST September 17: Second ODI, Mullanpur Cricket Stadium, 6pm AEST September 20: Third ODI, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, 6pm AEST How to watch or listen in Australia: Fox Cricket and Kayo Sports Live scores: Match Centre Highlights, news and reactions after the match: cricket.com.au and the CA Live app The squads Australia: Alyssa Healy (c), Tahlia McGrath (vc), Darcie Brown, Nicole Faltum, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Alana King, Charli Knott, Phoebe Litchfield, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham…